Koerner appointed to Golden West board of directors

   WALL – Randy Koerner, owner of Koerner Construction of Freeman, has been appointed to the Golden West board of directors.

   Koerner represents District Eight for the telecommunications cooperative, which expanded from six to nine districts on Jan. 1, 2010. District Eight includes Golden West co-op members with telephone service in the Armour, Avon, Corsica, Freeman, Lesterville, Menno, Plankinton, Scotland and Springfield phone exchanges.

   Koerner brings a variety of civic leadership experience to his new position.

   “I look forward to learning from and working with the Golden West organization,” he said.

   Golden West General Manager Denny Law said the expansion of the co-op and the Golden West board will help the co-op better serve its members.

   “At Golden West, our members are our owners and our customers. That’s our strength as a cooperative. This year, we welcomed three new board members along with thousands of new customers. We look forward to continuing to deliver high quality service,” Law said.  

   Golden West is a telecommunications cooperative based in Wall that provides telephone, Internet and cable TV services via about 38,000 access lines across South Dakota. The company also owns the subsidiaries Golden West Technologies and Golden West Internet Solutions, which offer an array of technology and Internet products and services.